Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-25
MARTINS FERRY.

United Presbyterian churches met on FIJI
day evening, aS was announced in the
REGISTER few days since, and the young
people for whose benefit the meetings were
held were all present. The meetings were
ostensibly strictly private, and all present
promised not to mention what occurred.
These promises were not, however, kept,
and the reporters were able to hear reel
tai of what passed in the meetings in
short while after they closed without even
asking for it. The REGISTER, however,
has some respect for the efforts and desires
of the sessions to keep the matter secret,
and for the present, at least, will say moth
ing except that it takes exception to the
onslaught made by the Rev. Mr.. Walker
upon the newspapers. The newspapers,
none Of them, mentioned the matter till
those interested had spread the news over
city to such an extent that for the report
ers to longer remain silent would have
been neglecting their work.
When will the City Council, City Com
missioner and Water Works Trustees see
to it that the Wheeling Natural Gas Com
pany and J. J. Rumsey repair the streets
they have used for gas and water mains
Come down now, gentlemen, you all know
the streets are in miserable condition
and winter is coming.
Yesterday was good lively day among
the business men.
Wheeling and Lake Erie stock advanced
II points on the New York stock market
on Friday.
W. & L. E. stock keeps coming up
steadily and holds fair price since the
REGISTER commenced booming the Union
Bridge as an outlet for that road.
The Republicans OF this vicinity are
greatly incensed over the action of Sam
Piper, of GAINESVILLE, in the Flushing con-
vention, and their mouthings are rather
mathematical in their nature. 1t seems
that the willy Samuel, after running thirty
five behind his ticket In Pease township
when candidate for County Clerk, has
been sOured against this section, and has
taken every opportunity to vent his spleen
His latest effort was successful, and was
made at the Senatorial convention IN
Flushing on Friday. Hon. John s. Coch'
ran, of this city, was candidate before the
convention for the nomination, and stood
a fair chance of being nominated had not
the said Piper gone squarely back on his
caucus pledges. As it was, f. W. Glover,
of Columbus, and quandOm resident is
Harrison county, was nominated on the
thirty-second ballot. Tie action OF Piper
and Others in taking the nomination from
Belmont county and the river district,
where Republicans claim it should have
been placed, has stirred up veritable hor-
nets nest among the leaders, and anything
but harmony reigus 1t now remains Tor
the Democrats to put up a good man from
this section and elect him. 1t is aCknowl-
edged by Republicans that the Democratic
county ticket is strong one, and that
Wagner and Alexander will give Poor
man and CASTOR q hard tusSle.
James II. Drennen's new residence on
the Heights is nearing completion, and
will be one of the finest residences i'll the
city when ready for occupancy.
Boom the bridge, and bring Martins
Ferry into a prominent place among the
manufacturing cities of the country. 1t
can be done, for this city contains more at
fractions in the same space than any town
in the world.
On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Gray, and daughters BERTHE and ElOise,
leave for an extended western trip. Miss
BERTHE has not enjoyed the best of health
lately, and the trip is to be made in the
hope that she may recuperate.
A number of our young men attended q
social party in Bridgeport, on Friday night.
Mrs. Frank Dennis, OF New Brighton,
Pa, is the guest OF her father, Samuel
Young.
Last week was very dull in police cir
cles.
George Weber's new house OH Fayette
street is well under way.
The Etna and Standard mills are run
ming along and working luil time. The
present cold snap is very acceptable to the
workmen. The Laughlin is off for want
OF iron.
A number of our citizens have complain
ed lately about the manner i'll which the
BenwOOd Blast Furnace whistle is blown
at five and six o'clock Sunday mornings.
Few people care TO he Weakened SO early ON
the day of rest, and the whistle is a nui-
sanCe. 1t also seems that the PAM Handle
engineers on the opposite side Of the river
take particular delight in footing their
Sunday morning.
Spence, Baggs & Co. are running four
days a week.
The insurance adjusters are still Mt work
on the Martins Ferry Stove Works loss.
The La Belle Glass Works can purchase
property suitable for its rebuilding in Mar
tins Ferry. The property is cheap, and
presents advantages innumerable. Let
that company come into communication
with the Board of Trade and it can learn
something of advantage TO itself.
Several Martins Ferry people took in
the East Liverpool street fair last week
and saw how some cities progress and bG-
come great without much expense or
effort.
Russell Medill, Robert A. BlackfOrd and
Roscoe Ong, three Martins Ferry boys left
for Washington, Pa, to attend Washing
tOn-Jefferson College, on Wednesday last.
Noah Burton, of Bridgeport, Superinten-
dent of the Wheeling Natural Gas Co.,
and James Laing, of this city, who were
seriously burned by an explosion of gas a
few weeks ago, are doing as well as can he
expected. Laing is able to be on the
street.
Yesterday morning Rebeeca, q twelve
year.old daughter of Robert johnson, Of
the Orchard, met with a very severe and
painful accident, which leaves her in O
precarious condition She and her sister
Minnie had raked some rubbish together
in their back yard, and were burning it,
when Becky's dress caught fire. She
screamed, and ran through the house on
to the street, and ran a hundred yards,
through the house of Mr.. Jones, mex;
door, and back to the street again before
she was caught and the flames extiDguish.
ed. When she was almost ready
to drop from exhaustion and pain,
Mr.. Fred. Daume, VINO had noticed the
occurrence, ran up to her and threw
a piece of carpet which he had snathced
from neighbOring clothe line round her
eYtinyuishinp the flames She voa carried